The Latest Breaking News from Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Niners want to play bully ball this season.

The undefeated, first-place Seahawks take the Geno Smith Show on the road this week, visiting the division rival 49ers in Santa Clara.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback controversy? Nothing to see here. That’s how Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo played it after the news broke that Garoppolo, the starter since 2017, would return to the 49ers after all.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Steve Young was winding down from a 20-minute, enthralling phone interview on the 49ers’ quarterback dynamic when he captured his own feelings:

If you ask Trey Lance, the vibes in Santa Clara are good with Jimmy Garoppolo back in the building. Now the hard part begins.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan is placing a few bets by bringing back Jimmy Garoppolo as the backup for new starting quarterback Trey Lance this season.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is shifting into crisis mode with the return of Jimmy Garoppolo, he’s hiding it well.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A new-look Jimmy Garoppolo made his 49ers team practice debut Thursday, and it started with him in a quarterback drill he’d never experienced before, certainly not in a 49ers’ backup role.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo’s re-entry to the 49ers is underway. Did he ever leave? Well, he certainly wasn’t part of training camp practices and meetings. Instead, he was isolated to throwing on a side field with his repaired shoulder, awaiting an opportunity elsewhere that would never arise.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There’s been a last-minute reprieve to Jimmy Garoppolo’s 49ers tenure.

Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s (NASDAQ: PANW) stock climbed Monday after the Santa Clara, California-based company reported strong quarterly earnings and announced a 3-for-1 stock split.